TVR Planning A Comeback
02-22-10 | 04:51 PM
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TVR Planning A Comeback
Goodwood's annual Festival of Speed is a sort of motorsports Mecca, drawing both human and mechanical heroes across time and continents for a weeklong salute to all things fast and four-wheeled. This year, it's also rumored to play host to the revival of TVR, the now-Russian-owned British marque that has hade some of the most bizarre, brutally fast cars to come off that quirky isle.
The info is teased by TVR itself, with a website being teased as "coming soon." Little in the way of solid details are known about the car itself, though a report from Pistonheads indicates that the car will use an American-sourced V-8 crate engine, from either Ford or GM. Power output is expected to be near 500 horsepower, which sounds more like a crate LS7 engine than anything to us.
It will be rear-drive, seat two, have the engine at the proper--err, front--end, and feature TVR's characteristically fendery, odd-canopied look.
The best news for U.S. gearheads is the rumor that the choice of American-sourced crate engines is predicated on a desire to sell the car here. An already-homologated engine would make the task of doing so a good deal cheaper and easier for TVR.
Whatever the new TVR looks like, or what it's powered by, expect to find out come July when the Goodwood Festival of Speed gets underway the 2-4 of the month.
The info is teased by TVR itself, with a website being teased as "coming soon." Little in the way of solid details are known about the car itself, though a report from Pistonheads indicates that the car will use an American-sourced V-8 crate engine, from either Ford or GM. Power output is expected to be near 500 horsepower, which sounds more like a crate LS7 engine than anything to us.
It will be rear-drive, seat two, have the engine at the proper--err, front--end, and feature TVR's characteristically fendery, odd-canopied look.
The best news for U.S. gearheads is the rumor that the choice of American-sourced crate engines is predicated on a desire to sell the car here. An already-homologated engine would make the task of doing so a good deal cheaper and easier for TVR.
Whatever the new TVR looks like, or what it's powered by, expect to find out come July when the Goodwood Festival of Speed gets underway the 2-4 of the month.
Please sell in N.A!!!
02-24-10 | 09:01 AM
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That would be great but I agree with 94 about the engine. I'm tired of people throwing in ls motors and not using their own. TVR made some of my all time favorite cars and although they were not the best they were still amazing.
02-26-10 | 10:49 AM
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Wireless one with lit tails & headlights, & buttons for doors? If so, I have the same one. Rarely use it because of issues with rechargable batteries, but I do like it. TVR is one company I'd like to have any car from assuming I could keep it running.
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02-26-10 | 12:40 PM
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They will not be able to sell them in the US because they dont have bumpers. Its not a very safe car as well. It has no ABS, and no traction control according to Jeremy Clarkson so the sourcing of a GM motor will not allow it entrance into the US market
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02-27-10 | 08:37 AM
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I don't think it is a requirement yet. My coworker's wife has a ~2005 Civic that doesn't have abs or traction control. I know traction control is not a requirement yet thankfully, and I'm pretty sure abs is not either.
